Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Batta

Batta (bat"tȧ) , noun

[Probably through Portuguese for Canarese bhatta rice in the husk.]

Extra pay; esp. an extra allowance to an English officer serving in India. — Whitworth

Batta (bat"tȧ) , noun

[Hind. batta.]

Rate of exchange; also, the discount on uncurrent coins. [India]